Men die more often by suicide than women, especially in high-income countries, and this is reflected in suicide prevention priorities.
Yet women attempt suicide more than men, often in context of health conditions, social difficulties, substance use disorders and domestic abuse.
Yet women attempt suicide more than men, often in context of health conditions, social difficulties, substance use disorders and domestic abuse.
Despite findings that DA contributed to over a third of women’s suicides (Walby, 2004), the relationship between domestic abuse and suicide has been insufficiently studied.
Mental health professionals often fail to ask about domestic abuse during suicide risk assessments, despite depression, post-traumatic stress disorder etc occurring as a result of domestic abuse,
(Rose et al., 2010; Trevillion et al., 2014; Oram et al., 2017; Tomlin, 2013).
(Rose et al., 2010; Trevillion et al., 2014; Oram et al., 2017; Tomlin, 2013).
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